GIVE FROM YOUR GARDEN TO THOSE IN NEED
If you would like to donate surplus veges from your patch to hungry
families of Dunedin, Anglican Family Care make it easy!
Drop your produce at the front doorstep of Blueskin Library by
9.30 am Monday mornings for delivery to town. More info: Briony 482 2745
by the editors; photos by Chris Skellett
Warrington School, Saturday 16 January: Blueskin Bay FM broadcasters
and several roped-in helpers hoisted the radio mast on the roof of a
school building. The mast has a total height of 15m and this height
will help the very low 500-milliwatt power of the transmitter to reach
most parts of Blueskin Bay.
The transmitter was switched on to transmit a silent carrier signal on
88.2MHz. The station plans to make its first broadcast in February.
Photo caption:
The helpers, from left: (on roof) Patrick Moody, Peter Dowden, Mike
McAlevey, Brent Bell; (on ground) Aaron Bell, Elliot Lyon, Lois
Skellett, Miya el-Dessouky. (Absent: Chris Skellett, who was taking
the photo.)
Photo caption:
The completed mast with some good guys.
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Monday 15th February 2010
1:30pm Waikouaiti Library
2:30pm Waitati Library
PETE HODGSON
MP Dunedin North
32 Albany Street, Dunedin
Ph: 03 4741973
Fax: 03 4749913
Email: pete@petehodgson.co.nz
(Classified ads in 'Blueskin News' and on our website are free but
donations are always welcome, by cheque to Blueskin Media PO Box 154
Warrington or dropped off at Blueskin Bay Library. Blueskin Media is a
volunteer-run, not-for-profit community publisher.)
by the editors
An introductory workshop in French and European traditional dance will
be held this month in Waitati.
After a recent stay in France (her native country), dance teacher Kate
Grace rediscovered French and European folk dances and started a
regular dance session last year in North East Valley. She is keen to
give an impression of the diversity of European dances for smooth
movers who want to extend their dance vocabulary.
If there is enough interest, Kate is keen to organise a regular class
in Waitati.
Kate Grace has also taught African folk dance and has been involved
with Songbong for several years.
'French dancing (and beyond)' will be held at the Waitati hall on
Friday 5 February, 6-7:30pm. Admission by koha. More:
www.frenchdancing.co.nz or phone 473 6488.
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by Peter Matheson
It's New Year's Eve, well on the way to midnight. Folk are either
snoring already or bottle-deep in celebration. And what do I hear?
The siren for the fire brigade. There was another equally late call a
couple of days later, if I remember right.
I thought of the dash people would have to make down to the fire
station, exactly when one wouldn't want to be there. On New Year's
Eve, for goodness sake! The thought of perhaps a horrific car accident
waiting. It spurred me into thinking about the extraordinary
commitment and skills of our volunteer fire brigade, always on call,
which maybe we take for granted far too much.
And then to reflect on all the other voluntary groups that flourish
in Blueskin Bay. Quite remarkable really when one begins to tot them
up: Surf Life Savers. The organizers of the Film Evenings. The sports
events. The Youth Group. The A&P Society. The buzz of activities
around the Library, the Schools, the Playcentres. The Waitati
Militia. All the social events. The gardening initiatives. The energy
issues. I've probably omitted lots of others others. I wonder, though,
is there any other little community that can boast such a variety of
groups with such expertise and commitment? This newsletter itself, of
course, is a major initiative which keeps us in touch with one
another.
Most of us, I suppose, only have close knowledge of one or two of the
various groups. A recent visit to the Orokonui Ecosanctuary reminded
me of all the voluntary work that poured into that place, often from
local folk. But what a miracle it is now! So many dreams realized. So
much hard slog. One aspect of community life I happen to know is the
Whare Wananga in Waitati, another largely voluntary group with a
regional and national reputation for the stellar quality of its
weaving and traditional arts and crafts and for its caritative work
with young people. Aroha pours out of the place.
I began with these sirens on New Year's Eve. I guess all I'm saying
is that as a relative newcomer here it has nudged me into realizing
how fortunate we are by Blueskin Bay. People talk, quite rightly,
about the collapse of community, and of loss of social capital
throughout New Zealand. We seem to have some of the answers here. Is
there something in the water? Something we could export elsewhere? Not
to be taken for granted, anyway.
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by the editors
An automatic weather station has been installed in Warrington,
opposite Warrington school.
The weather station is a WH1081, and weather data is updated every 3
minutes. To get the weather station's latest measurements, follow the
link on the blueskin.co.nz website:
http://blueskin-co-nz.blogspot.com/
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The next Coast Road market is on February the 7th from 11-2pm at
Seacliff. Arts, crafts, food, produce, plants, preserves, bricabrac and more!
Free stalls available, kids stalls welcome. Phone 465 7990 for more information
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Waikouaiti Plunket, in conjunction with Swimsation, is looking for a
Volunteer Extraordinaire to coordinate lessons at the Moana Gow Pool,
Hawksbury Village.
You will be responsible for contacting parents via phone and email as
well as Play Centres and Daycares. (Templates are available for phone
lists and Fliers etc).
You will also need to collect fees and be onsite at the pool on Friday
mornings from 9am to 12 noon. Lessons cover 7 weeks in Terms 1 and 4.
For further information please contact either Molly Wright 465 8197 /
0211 234 358 or Steph Green 465 7564 / 021 408 801
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by Olive McRae
Recently long-time Waitati resident Ted Johnson passed away at the
ripe old age of 94. Over the years, Ted touched may people's lives
with his sharp wit and cheeky smile.
The great people of Waitati enabled Ted to live at home until his
passing, which was absolutely fantastic. Ted's funeral with all its
little humorous technical
difficulties was a shinning example of why Waitati is truly a
wonderful place to live.
I am so proud of all those who made Ted's life a little easier, and
rallied to send him off in style. A special mention should be made to
Mandy Mayhem, who for years has supported Ted in so many ways.
Selflessly giving her time and love to
Ted and including him in her clan.
We will all miss Ted, but I know that he would be looking down with a smirk!
RIP Ted.
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